Ixia Black Book: SDN/OpenFlow
Ixia Black Book: SDN/OpenFlow
Ixia Black Book: SDN/OpenFlow
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Introduction – Software Defined Networking<br />
The <strong>SDN</strong> applications run on top of the <strong>OpenFlow</strong> controller using a well-defined API,<br />
known as the north-bound API. Each controller vendor provides their own set of APIs.<br />
Applications can range from layer 2 or layer 3 learning networks to static provisioned<br />
networks and can be as simple or complicated as the requirements demand. New<br />
applications are being developed every day to address challenges in the data center,<br />
service provider WAN, enterprise and other networks.<br />
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